Jeffrey Grice
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Jeffrey Grice is a New Zealand
musician. Born in Christchurch
, Jeffrey Grice studied languages and music at University of Auckland
. He then continued his piano
studies in Paris
, obtaining the Licence de Concert de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure de Musique.
Resident in France
, Jeffrey Grice has performed regularly in Europe
and France
as a soloist and chamber musician. In 1999 he was made an "Officier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres
" by the French government for services in the field of music.
Other formative influences came from a year spent in Israel
with Enrique Barenboim, and from the coaching of Charles Rosen
and Florencia Raitzin-Legrand
.
A laureate of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, the Cziffra Foundation and the Sophia-Antipolis Foundation, performing regularly in Europe
and Japan
as a soloist and chamber musician, with many prominent conductors and performers. Jeffrey Grice has given first performances of works by Jenny McLeod
(Tone Clock Pieces) and Nigel Keay
(the dancer leads the procession).
He has recorded in Europe
for Calliope, Erato and Integral Classic and in Japan
for Sony Classical Records
, Cosmo Village and JVC.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
musician. Born in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, Jeffrey Grice studied languages and music at University of Auckland
University of Auckland
The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...
. He then continued his piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
studies in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, obtaining the Licence de Concert de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure de Musique.
Resident in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Jeffrey Grice has performed regularly in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
as a soloist and chamber musician. In 1999 he was made an "Officier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres is an Order of France, established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture, and confirmed as part of the Ordre national du Mérite by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963...
" by the French government for services in the field of music.
Other formative influences came from a year spent in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
with Enrique Barenboim, and from the coaching of Charles Rosen
Charles Rosen
Charles Rosen is an American pianist and author on music.-Life and career:In his youth he studied piano with Moriz Rosenthal. Rosenthal, born in 1862, had been a student of Franz Liszt...
and Florencia Raitzin-Legrand
Florencia Raitzin-Legrand
Florencia Raitzin-Legrand is an Argentinian-born pianist residing in Paris. She has performed with the French National Orchestra and the Amadeus Quartet, and was invited to participate in Sviatoslav Richter's festival at La Grange de Meslay.-External links:*...
.
A laureate of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, the Cziffra Foundation and the Sophia-Antipolis Foundation, performing regularly in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
as a soloist and chamber musician, with many prominent conductors and performers. Jeffrey Grice has given first performances of works by Jenny McLeod
Jenny McLeod
Jenny Helen McLeod ONZM is a composer and former Professor of Music at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.-Education:McLeod graduated BMus from Victoria University in 1964, and the same year a New Zealand government bursary enabled her to study for two years in Europe with Messiaen,...
(Tone Clock Pieces) and Nigel Keay
Nigel Keay
Nigel Keay was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand in 1955. He has been a freelance musician since 1983 working as a composer, violist, and violin teacher...
(the dancer leads the procession).
He has recorded in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
for Calliope, Erato and Integral Classic and in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
for Sony Classical Records
Sony Classical Records
Sony Classical Records was started in 1927 as Columbia Masterworks Records, a subsidiary of the American Columbia Records. In 1948, it issued the first commercially successful long-playing 12" record...
, Cosmo Village and JVC.